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April 16, 2017

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Former American Idol finalist bags 70 years in jail for possession of child porn

26yr old Brandon Cox had the world at his feet when he made it to the
final of American Idols in 2012. Fast forward 5 years later and he's
thrown it all away.

In January, a jury found him guilty on seven counts of possession of
child pornography and he was slapped with the maximum penalty of 70
years in jail.

275 indecent images of children were discovered
on his computer but Cox who has a four year old son protested his
innocence throughout the trial and at the sentencing.

District Attorney Randall Houston said:

'It’s very rare for us to deal with child porn cases where the images
depict such young victims. Usually it may be young girls, 14 to 15,
which is bad, don’t get me wrong. But he had photos and videos of
toddlers, 4- or 5-year-olds. 'There were even photos of an infant
engaged in sexual acts.'

He went on to describe Cox as 'sick.'

Cox was already under investigation when he entered and earned a
spot on the final round of 'Idol,' with his files drawing he attention
of investigators in 2011. It is unclear if producers of the show were
aware of this at that time.

Assistant District Attorney Kristy Peoples said:

'We are talking about toddlers, sexual penetration, oral sex, and the
horrific nature of these photos and the quantity of the photos.' Cox
plans to appeal his conviction.

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